Plastic Surgery—Myths and Realities in Developing Countries : Experience from Eastern Nepal

Joint Authors

Tripathi, Nalini
Adhikary, Buddhinath
Koirala, Robin
Shrestha, Kajan Raj
Mishra, Brijesh
Shah, Surendra

Source

Plastic Surgery International

Issue

Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-7, 7 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2011-12-08

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

7

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

B.P.

Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal, is the only tertiary care referral centre in the eastern region of Nepal.

This paper discusses the author’s experience of starting a plastic surgery unit in eastern Nepal regarding need and present status of plastic surgery care in Nepal.

Methods.

We analyzed the data of patients treated in Plastic surgery unit from July 2007 to February 2009.

We did evaluation regarding type of patients, procedures, and their outcome.

We also evaluated the limitations and their possible solutions to overcome the barriers to establish effective plastic surgical centers in developing countries.

Results.

Plastic surgery services were started as a unit in general surgery by single plastic surgeon and one general surgery resident on rotation.

Total 848 patients were treated for different plastic-surgery-related conditions, which included 307 acute burn patients 541 general plastic surgery patients.

Trauma constituted the major bulk 22%, followed by tumors 20%, while aesthetic surgery operations were only 10.1%.

Conclusions.

In developing countries, aesthetic procedures constitute very small part of plastic surgery interventions and plastic surgery units are primarily required for reconstructive needs for optimum management of patients.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Mishra, Brijesh& Koirala, Robin& Tripathi, Nalini& Shrestha, Kajan Raj& Adhikary, Buddhinath& Shah, Surendra. 2011. Plastic Surgery—Myths and Realities in Developing Countries : Experience from Eastern Nepal. Plastic Surgery International،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504958

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Mishra, Brijesh…[et al.]. Plastic Surgery—Myths and Realities in Developing Countries : Experience from Eastern Nepal. Plastic Surgery International No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Mishra, Brijesh& Koirala, Robin& Tripathi, Nalini& Shrestha, Kajan Raj& Adhikary, Buddhinath& Shah, Surendra. Plastic Surgery—Myths and Realities in Developing Countries : Experience from Eastern Nepal. Plastic Surgery International. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504958

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-504958